Crime
Delta Police Kill Suspected Armed Robber In Gun Battle
By Daniel Dafe
Policemen on Monday gunned down a suspected armed robber in Delta State.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police in the stage, CP Ari Mohammed Ali.
Delta Police Kill Suspected Armed Robber In Gun Battle
The police boss who said this during a press briefing in Asaba, added that the incidence took place at about 7.35a.m.
According to him, “three armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) attacked a police patrol team attached to Illah Division while on stop and search duty at Ogbada quarters along Illah–Akwukwu-Igbo road.
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Adding that the team engaged them in a fierce gun duel during which one of the hoodlums was neutralized while the other members of the gang escaped with gunshot injuries.
He said: “One AK47 rifle with breech no 2534896 and six rounds of 7.62MM ammunition were recovered,” adding that “manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.”.
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